The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-02
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
Events of Yesterday.
Seizure of Arms.

were lanoed from the steamer Mari
posa yesterday morning. This fact be-
coming quickly known throughout the
city Lieut.. Col Ashford ordered a de
tschment Of the Honolulu Rifles to the
wharf and took possession Of the
goods. The guns belonging to Messrs.
Maciarlane we're cheap concerns used
by the Chinese for shooting rice birds.
Nevertheless in the condition Of popu
lar excitement prevailing, Lieut. Col.
Ashford deemed 1t advisable to take
Temporary charge Of the weapons
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Mr. w. M Gibson, the late Premier,
who was kept under armed watch and
ward in his house all night, under the
suspicion that he intended fight from
the country or mischievous visit to
the other islands, was arrested by the
citizens military authorities during the |
forenoon and consigned to the ware.
house Of the Pac. Navigation Co. Mr.
Fred. II. Hayselden, son.in law Of Mr. |
Gibson and holder Of sundry Offices Of
emOlument, who also had been under |
surveillance at Waikiki over night, was
arrested on coming into town and con.
signed to the same prison. The
charge against them is understood
to be some malfeasances Of office in.
GLIDING embezzlement of public funds.
On the new Ministry being
sworn in, Messrs Gibson and Hay.
selden we're removed under escort Of
men Of the Rifles to their own house,
where they we're arrested on a warrant
by the Marshal and Deputy Marshal
Under similar guard they we're taken to
the Police Station, where charges we're
formally laid against them by Attorney
General Ashford, after which they were
returned to their house in custody.
Messrs. Ncumann and Hatch we're re.
tanned as their counsel
A PROCLAMATION.
During the forenoon the following
notice was published on the bulletin
boards
Notice is hereby given that order
and peace will be preserved. The
Citizens Committee has taken posses.
sion Of the guns received by the Mari
p sa this morning, for the purpose Of
maintaining the peace, and for no other
purpose. Per order,
Honolulu, July Ist, 1887.
THE NRw MINISTRY.
In the morning the King called to
his counsel the foreign diplomatic rep.
reseniatiyes, namely: HIS Exce,lency
Geo. W. Merrill, United States NJ m.
lister; Major ]. II, Wodehouse, British
Commissioner and Consul General;
Mons. Feer, French Commissioner,
and Senior de Canavarro, Portuguese
Commissioner To these personages
he rendered the temporary supreme
direction Of affairs, a responsibility that
they declined but advised him to lose
no time in forming a new Cabinet and
Constitution, agreeably to the demands
of the people. This advice His Ma.
jesty followed, and during the alter.
n ION the following Ministry was an
nounced;-
William l.. Green, Minister Of Fl
nance, vice p. p Kanoa, resigned;
Godfrey Brown, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, vice Walter M. Gibson, re-
signed; Lorrin A. Thurston, Minister
Of Interior, vice l.. Ahoo, resigned;
Clarence w Ashford, Attorney Gen.
eral, vice Antoine Rosa, resigned
GENERAL NOTES
The liquor saloons we're all closed,
as they had been the previous day, so
that very few cases of intoxication APP
peared on the streets. This measure
will be in force until Monday morning.
Two young natives, who had got the
means of intoxlcation somewhere, we're
holding each other up in the crowd
that flocked to see the ex.Premier taken
into the station. One remarked, in
reply to an expression Of wonderment
, at the turn Of affairs; "Wha'e user
s The COMMENT hadn't enough citing
guns" ~ Ut
Rumors were abundant a3.It peo'
pie who were going to be arrested fol
4 sundry betrayals Of public trusts and
misdemeanors against the state, but il
is just as we'll not to publish names un
til apprehensions are made on speci
fed charges.
s There is general gratifcaton ex
!. pressed regarding the peaceful ch'rac
ter of the very mixed population. There
i. has vet TO be heard the account OF an!
d breach of order arising from politca
causes. 1t is felt that such lawabid
$ ing population may be relied upon il
any crisis to uphold the cause of clear
! and upright government
{. For the protection of public build
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